Printweek Daily Bulletin - UPAC moves to four days; Grafenia cuts post-Covid costs; S&G rounds £16m spend; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Wednesday 28 July 2021 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [UPAC moves to four-day working week]( [UPAC moves to four-day working week]( Independent packaging supplier UPAC Group has formalised a four-day working week for its staff. [Grafenia cuts costs for new life post-Covid]( [Grafenia cuts costs for new life post-Covid]( Grafenia has published a full year of pandemic-impacted results, with CEO Peter Gunning describing the firm as “the canary in the coronamine” in terms of the knock-on effects across its customer base. [Stephens & George completes £16m investment programme]( [Stephens & George completes £16m investment programme]( Stephens & George Print Group has rounded off its £16m investment programme with Heidelberg that kicked off in 2018. [Global Graphics doubles revenue in interim results]( Global Graphics has reported a substantial revenue increase in its financial results for the first half of 2020, due in large part to its January acquisition of the Hybrid Software Group and growth in its Printhead Solutions segment. [Visual Print and Design appoints new business manager]( Visual Print and Design has taken on a new business manager to help the company identify new opportunities across the UK and develop client relationships. [Do more to make more as the bounce back begins]( [Do more to make more as the bounce back begins]( Brands have been turning to print – in some cases for the first time – as the recovery from Covid begins. So, is now the time to wow clients with stunning effects and special colours? [Yesterday's most read] [Book printer raided in gangmaster investigation]( [YM directors 'confident' despite note on accounts]( [Sappi and Flint flag more price rises]( [Blogs] [Printer's devil: it's in the detail]( Contributing editor Jo Francis muses on the latest goings on in the print industry. [In this issue] [Our June & July 'Shape up and stand out' issue is out now and while it’s stuffed with the usual insights and business critical info, it also boasts the 2021 Printweek Top 500 - the bellwether report on the industry's financial health...]( [Forward to a friend](mailto:?subject=Print%20industry%20news%20...&body=I%20thought%20you%20might%20be%20interested%20in%20this%20newsletter%20from%20PrintWeek:%20%20 [Got some news? Email the PrintWeek newsdesk here](mailto:printweek.newsdesk@markallengroup.com) [PrintWeek jobs] [Digital Press Operator]( [Technical Manager | Flexible Packaging | Norfolk]( [Sales Specialist Post Press]( [Field Service Engineer – Print Finishing]( [HP Indigo 12000 Operator]( [More jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [Spend and save]( [Spend and save]( It’s not often that the government puts in place a programme that is both welcomed and little criticised, but that’s exactly what the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, did on Budget Day in March. [Making a planned exit]( [Making a planned exit]( Every privately held business will one day change hands. Whether through retirement, family circumstance or death, ownership will move on. [The shape of things to come in marketing]( [The shape of things to come in marketing]( If you type the term ‘shaped door drops’ into a well-known search engine, you are unlikely to get a print-relevant answer in the first few results. [Product portfolio] [Me & My: BGM Elite DSR]( Garage start-ups tend to be associated with the US – think Apple and Hewlett-Packard – but they’re not uncommon on this side of the Atlantic either. It’s surprising how many of the successful printers and manufacturers profiles by Printweek over the years trace their origins back to one person’s vision and hard work, setting up in a back room, a garage or, for the luxury of space, a railway arch. [Star product: Xeikon SX20000]( This 520mm-wide, dry-toner press can produce high-quality SRA3-plus sheets on a wide range of substrate types and weights, making it a flexible option for a variety of target markets. © MA Business Limited 2021. [Contact Us]( [Advertising]( [Subscribe]( If you wish to unsubscribe from Printweek Daily News emails, please click [here](. To understand how we process, use & safeguard your data, please read our [Privacy Policy](. If you would like to update your marketing contact preferences, then please [click here](.